Browsing Knowledge Repository by Subject "ocean"
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A Review of the Geology of Coral Reefs in the Red Sea: UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 152
(UNEP, 1992)Regional Seas Reports and Studies -
A sea of troubles: GESAMP reports and studies
(UNEP, 2001)The draft of this report was peer reviewed by numerous specialists with different scientific backgrounds, managers and policy-makers. Their comments and suggestions were taken into account prior to endorsement of the report ... -
AMAP Assessment 2013: Arctic Ocean Acidification
(AMAP, 2013)This assessment report presents the results of the 2013 AMAP Assessment of Arctic Ocean Acidification (AOA). This is the first such assessment dealing with AOA from an Arctic-wide perspective, and complements several ... -
Assessment and Monitoring of Climate Change: UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 154
(1994)Regional Seas Reports and Studies -
Assessment of Land-Based Sources and Activities Affecting the Marine, Coastal and Associated Freshwater Environment in the Wider Caribbean Region: UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 172
(UNEP, 1999)Regional Seas Reports and Studies. -
Assessment of the Implementation of the Eastern African Action Plan and the Effectiveness of its Legal Instruments: UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 150.
(1992)Regional Seas Reports and Studies -
Blue carbon: the role of healthy oceans in binding carbon
(UNEP, 2009)This report explores the potential for mitigating the impacts of climate change by improved management and protection of marine ecosystems and especially the vegetated coastal habitat, or blue carbon sinks. The objective ... -
Blue economy: sharing success stories to inspire change
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2015)Oceans are vital, not only to a wide array of biodiversity and ecosystems, but also to the food chains, livelihoods and climate regulation for a human population heading towards nine billion people. That is why this report ... -
Climate for Life - Our Planet November 2014
(UNEP, 2014)The interaction between biodiversity, climate change and protected areas are the focus of this issue of Our Planet. Protected areas are important carbon storage facilities, so their maintenance and expansion is a key ... -
Continental shelf: the last maritime zone
(UNEP, 2009)During the past decade, many coastal States have been engaged in peacefully establishing the limits of their maritime jurisdiction. This represents an historical milestone towards the definition of maritime sovereignty, ... -
Contingency Planning for Emergencies Associated with Industrial Installations in the West and Central African Region: UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 054
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Deep-sea biodiversity and ecosystems
(UNEP, 2007)The deep sea is the oldest and largest biome on Earth, yet we have little knowledge of the ecosystems and processes in these dark, hidden depths. Only in the last two decades have new technologies enabled scientists to ... -
Environmental Economics for Integrated Coastal Area Management: UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 164
(1995)Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 164. Environmental Economics for Integrated Coastal Area Management. -
From ocean to aquarium: the global trade in marine ornamental species
(UNEP, 2003)UNEP-WCMC Biodiversity Series No. 17. With the total value of the marine ornamental trade amounting to as much as US$330 million a year and an estimated 2 million people worldwide keeping marine aquaria, the industry plays ... -
GEO Year Book 2004/5: An Overview of Our Changing Environment
(UNEP, 2005)The GEO Year Book 2004/5 is the second in an important series which serves as a guide for policy makers and a stimulus to future action towards the achievement of sustainable development. A spin-off product of UNEP's ... -
GESAMP: Pollutant Modification of Atmospheric and Oceanic Processes and Climate: Some Aspects of the Problem - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 117
(UNEP, 1990)Regional Seas Reports and Studies to provide advice relating to the scientific aspects of marine pollution , to prepare periodic reviews and identify problems. -
Green economy in a blue world
(2012)The Green Economy in a Blue World report analyzes how key sectors that are interlinked with the marine and coastal environment – the blue world – can make the transition towards a Green Economy. The findings underline that ... -
Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Marine Biodiversity
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 2010)UNEP-WCMC has provided technical support to the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to conduct a major study of more than 300 scientific literatures to synthesise the observed and predicted impacts ... -
Impacts of Ocean Fertilization on Marine Biodiversity
(Barnard, N., Hain, S., 2009)On behalf of the CBD Executive Secretary, UNEP-WCMC has compiled and synthesized available scientific information on ocean fertilization and its observed and predicted impacts on marine biodiversity and habitats. The study ...